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A/N: Thanks for reviewing, Nerdlee, MyChemicalRomance70, Pricel, darkmistres, darkalyria, Emomo13, MickeyandMinnie (love the s/n btw) and therealBellaSwan-Cullen-I loved the feedback. So we have quite a few Leah supporters, but there are two who think this is a less than stellar idea…hmmm, what to do?

Moving on, here's the altercation. My Edward is a high strung individual. Most sane peeps would not over react quite this badly, but I like jealous Edward so there you go. Enjoy!

Chapter Five How Could You?

(EPOV)

"Leave us!" I commanded.

I noted Jasper's reluctance and hastened to mollify him. "We are simply going to talk. Nothing more. Please, I just need a few moments with Demetri," I bit out irritably.

Carlisle led Jasper and the others further along the path, leaving Demetri and I utterly alone.

"Edward," he paused, drawing in a deep breath before continuing. "I meant nothing by it. I do not wish for anything more with Bella. We are friends-nothing more."

I sneered at him, a fine tremble coursing up my body as I restrained myself from the violence welling up in me. "Don't bother lying to me Demetri; I saw each disgusting thought played out like a movie." I realized that I'd taken several steps forward without meaning to and forced myself to be still. "Have you decided then that you can no longer bear to remain in this world? Your agreement with Bella be damned, you thought to incite me so that I could aid you? Is that it, Demetri," I spat at him

He sighed softly. "No. I do not wish to back out of Bella's deal."

"What would Bella think if she knew what you were fantasizing about?"

He finally lowered his gaze and examined the forest floor. "I am not proud of that. It was not intentional. I have not been sitting around pining for your Bella."

"That is not altogether true. I heard you ruminating about not seeing her today, comparing her to Heidi." He jerked slightly at the mention of Heidi's name. "Feeling guilty for betraying your supposed love for Bella, are you?"

"Do not!" He broke off angrily. "You will not speak of her!"

I laughed mirthlessly. "Oh, I cannot mention your precious Heidi, but you can picture Bella topless?" I was practically in front of him now the anger nearly palpable between us.

(BPOV)

I was wrenched out of our plotting session into the forest where Edward's rage-filled form towered over what remained of Demetri. Body parts littered the dark path and blood-like venom pooled at Edward's feet seeping into his Nikes as the others looked on in horror.

Alice and I came back to ourselves at the same time, Rosalie knelt in front of us, concern etched in her face.

"What happened?" She asked warily.

I flicked a glance at Alice confirming that she'd seen the same scene as me. She nodded slightly. "Edward killed Demetri," I whispered into the heavy silence. Why would he do it? What could Demetri have done to push him so far?

"No. It hasn't happened yet. We can still avert this," Alice declared as she pulled my shocked and lifeless body to my feet.
We raced through the soggy forest somehow avoiding each hanging branch and root waiting to trip us up. I was aware of nothing aside from the voices echoing up ahead and the horrific vision replaying through my thoughts.

I'd opened my mind to Edward, trying to reach him before he did something I might not be able to forgive him for, but all I felt when I touched his mind was raw hate and fury circulating like poison. No matter how much I called to him, my voice could not penetrate the noxious haze that was his rage.

"Why are they not stopping him?" I yelled at Alice. "Why isn't Jasper calming him? Surely they aren't condoning such a thing?"

"I'm as in the dark as you are, Bella," she muttered as we continued racing towards the fight.

(EPOV)

Demetri held his hands out to me, but remained motionless his eyes guarded. His lips were moving but I heard no sound as I kept picturing my Bella with him. The thoughts of my family kept intruding so I locked them out while I tried to get myself under control. Perhaps I'd been a bit hasty in sending Jasper away?

"What can I do to rectify this?" He asked softly, his anger dissipating as his guilt ate at him. He knew he had no business thinking of Bella in any such manner. He understood that I was justified in my anger and that only made it worse. I was tired of him living with us. Of everyone constantly tip-toeing around him afraid to say the wrong thing. Of his brooding thoughts interrupting mine at all hours of the day, of feeling grief over a woman I cared nothing about. If he was affecting me this much how much more terrible had it been for Jasper these last few weeks? We would all be better off with him gone.

Bella's mind touched me briefly, begging me not to harm him. Not to harm him? She was coming to save him from me? Again, he was coming between us. How could she possibly defend him after what I'd witnessed in his mind? Worse, even if she knew every sordid thought that he'd had she would still forgive him, still beg me to let this go, still continue to spend hours and hours of each goddamn day with him, because that was just the kind of person she was.

My hand flashed out without me even deciding to act, Demetri's throat giving away like a knife cutting through butter and he stumbled backward clutching his tattered neck. His venom was dripping off of my hand before I realized what I'd done. A growl rumbled out of my chest as he moved across the clearing putting as much distance between us as possible.

I do not wish to fight you, Edward, do not force me to.

I flew towards him with no other thought, or desire, than to see him dead.

He evaded me again, refusing to fight back, his lips still moving but not penetrating my haze.

I felt hands restraining me as I tried to get to him again and the calm energy of Jasper taking over me. I shook my head forcefully, clearing it of Jasper's control. I allowed myself to go limp in Emmett's arms giving him the illusion that I was under control.

He released me as I knew he would and I attacked Demetri again. None of them were anywhere near as fast as me and had no chance of hindering me this time.

Demetri's thoughts burned through my mind. Bella would never forgive me if I were to harm him. There is but one choice. Demetri drew himself up a look of total resignation on his face. I knew he would not fight me, that he would let me destroy him for fear of what Bella would do to him if he harmed me. I leapt at him, when a searing pain laced through my chest, blood-like venom welling up instantly and pouring out. I crashed to the wet earth as my chest burned with pain. I glanced up to see Bella glaring at me, her hand thrown out toward me.

This time when Jasper's power washed over me I did not fight it. I allowed him to placate me and Emmett and Carlisle to walk me away from Bella and Demetri. I was numb. She'd used her powers against me. Physical violence against me. It was nothing compared to the raw betrayal blazing through my heart. Had she fallen for him in so little time?

(BPOV)

Had she fallen for him in so little time? Was her love for me so weak? I'd always known that I loved her more than she could ever love me.

His thoughts kept berating me. He doubted my love and I had caused it. Again, I was hurting the man I loved more than any other and now he doubted that love.

I felt sick by what I'd been forced to do. I could hear his thoughts clearly as I bent over Demetri and forced my healing power into him, his throat re-knitting flawlessly. "You okay?" I whispered.

He nodded.

"Go back to the house. Alice will take you." I looked over Demetri's head to Alice. "Alice? Do you mind taking him back to the house?"

She sidled up to us, a grim look carved into her pixy face. "Of course not, Bella," she said as she reached a hand out to him.

I stood slowly still listening to Edward's self loathing and his admonitions. I knelt hesitantly in front of him. "Give me a minute with him please," I demanded of everyone and waited until I heard them walk away.

I stroked his torn chest uncertainly. "Edward?"

He kept his face averted. "Just go, Bella."

"Let me heal you," I pleaded.

"I think you have done quite enough already, don't you?" He asked as he turned his pained eyes toward me. She healed him first. How oblivious could I be? It had been right in front of me all along. She is not angry with him because she feels the same way. I closed down my power, not wanting to subject myself to his pain or accusations, coward that I was. I knew I deserved to be hurt, that it was a just punishment for my betrayal…betrayals. I'd repeatedly caused this magnificent being grief over and over.

"I am not in love with Demetri, Edward, but did you expect me to do nothing?"

"I…you're my wife…not," he broke off as he tried to move away from me. I grabbed his elbow and pulled him closer to me.

"Look at me," I begged. "I'm sorry I used my power on you. I didn't know what else to do. I tried talking both out loud and in your mind, but you were not listening to anyone. I just wanted to diffuse the situation, Edward. I wasn't choosing sides. I did not pick Demetri over you," I finished softly.

"I'm tired, Bella. Tired of arguing. Of coming second. We've been married for such a short time. I thought once we got through the wedding and the transformation everything would be so simple, but nothing is simple anymore. I'm sick of being angry all the time. Why can't I ever have all of you? You keep placing people between us, why? I know I screwed up when I left you for all those months, but damn Bella, I've spent every moment trying to make up for that." He stared out over my head. "Last night was so perfect." He shook his head sadly. "But it didn't last. Here we are again… fighting over Demetri again. I just…" his voiced trailed off.

I placed my hand over his heart, the flesh had healed while we'd been talking, but I still smoothed my hand down the length of him where the wound had been. "I'm sorry." I laid my lips softly against his chest. "I've been incredibly selfish and of course I should never have used my power against you."

He remained stiff in my arms and silent. Since I'd already pulled out of his mind, I was unaware of what he was feeling and thinking. "You do not owe me an apology, love. You are right. I was crazed. Nothing short of what you did would have stopped me from killing him," he conceded as he wrapped his arms around me resting his head on mine.

"What happened between you two?" I asked hesitantly.

"You do not want to know, trust me."

"I might not want to know, but I think I need to know. Please tell me," I encouraged.

He led me over to a fallen tree and pulled me onto his lap, his finger stroking my face gently. "Merge your mind with mine and I'll show you," he replied warily.

I was torn between laughing and crying as I finished re-living the last ten minutes. "Okay. I actually have a plan that will circumvent further thoughts like that."

Edward frowned, clearly not expecting this reaction. "Aren't you upset with him?"

I nodded. "Of course I am. But I also understand that grief makes people do stupid things, Edward. You do remember rushing off to Italy to have the Volturi kill you when you thought I was dead, right? Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's not exactly a sane reaction."

A smile tugged at his lips as I teased him. "And as far as my half naked form being memorable to him…well, I think I might be offended if he hadn't noticed that my chest was exposed. Not very flattering when your cowering on a bed bare chested and the men in the room take no notice," I chided softly. Better to make a joke of it because anything else would make matters escalate. It actually had been a horrifying moment. I vividly remember how embarrassed I was to face Carlisle the next morning. Somehow I'd forgotten that Demetri had been privy to that little peep show.

He chuckled softly in my ear before his lips pressed against my jaw. "Don't worry, love. We all noticed your spectacular form. No man in his right mind could have ignored such perfection."

"Well there you go! How can you blame Demetri for remembering that?"

"You have made your point," he laughed. "I won't try to kill Demetri for his lusty thoughts about you. Of course, there are other ways to make my displeasure noticed." He raised my face up to his bestowing a chaste kiss before continuing. "You said you have a plan?"

"Ah…yes. Well, I don't feel nearly as bad about this as I did earlier," I admitted. "I'm going to use my power over relationships to hook him up with someone," I stated.

He cocked one eyebrow at me then burst into laughter, his chest shaking against me. "And who are you planning of punishing?" He joked, laughter still trickling out of him.

I smiled suddenly feeling better about this decision. "Leah, I think. Maybe Lauren," I chortled. "Both of them deserve it." I held up my hand. "But I'm not going to turn them into lovesick puppies." He burst into another fit of laughter.

"Actually that's exactly what Leah will become," he stated gleefully. "You know, I think I got off easy."

"What are you talking about?"

"I prefer the power that you used against me to the power that you are going to inflict on Demetri. Perhaps, you are more pissed than you let on?"

A/N: Well, I guess it's well past time to get that vamp a girl so we don't have Edward running around being emo and stuff. One last chance to weigh in on the great Leah debate.

Sabrina